It’s the first in the Whitfield Files series, of which I have two more steampunk romance novellas planned 😀

When technomancer Theo Whitfield’s sister goes missing, she’s forced to work alongside an arrogant prat she’s long despised, the tinker, Silas Kylock. Her sister nicked his clockwork doll, and she needs his help to track the stolen merchandise and by proxy, her sister. However, the more time they spend together, the more she sees Silas as the man she’d run through the streets of Islington with and not the insufferable gentleman he’s become.

Theo’s not the only one afflicted. Silas never forgot the loyal, stubborn woman whose temper he can’t help but spark, and as their search grows more dire, her dedication to her family inspires him to make sacrifices of his own. So when the hunt erupts into a deadly confrontation with the gangs of Islington, Theo and Silas aren’t just risking their hearts–their lives are on the line.

With Gaslights and Graves coming out today, we’re featuring some of the novellas featured in the boxset!

Title: Of Tinkers and Technomancers

Author: Katherine McIntyre

When technomancer Theo Whitfield’s sister goes missing, she’s forced to work alongside an arrogant prat she’s long despised, the tinker, Silas Kylock. Her sister nicked his clockwork doll, and she needs his help to track the stolen merchandise and by proxy, her sister. However, the more time they spend together, the more she sees Silas as the man she’d run through the streets of Islington with and not the insufferable gentleman he’s become.

Theo’s not the only one afflicted. Silas never forgot the loyal, stubborn woman whose temper he can’t help but spark, and as their search grows more dire, her dedication to her family inspires him to make sacrifices of his own. So when the hunt erupts into a deadly confrontation with the gangs of Islington, Theo and Silas aren’t just risking their hearts–their lives are on the line.

While it’ll be awhile before I’m getting holly jolly and tossing up my Christmas decorations (by awhile, I mean AFTER Thanksgiving), one thing I realized I don’t have the luxury to do is dilly dally with prepping gift baskets for my books and tea. And while my son would rather have one of the super cool keychain knives he happened upon, my fans tend to be more demanding. After all, not only do people start shopping early, but once December hits, I’ll need to be able to ship those things at a moment’s notice, not wait for a shipment to come in. So, in a stroke of extra-preparedness, I made a pre-order form for the absolute cutest gift box for readers.

Kay, first off, that sounds ridiculously dirty, so ignore my ridiculous title. What’s inside the gift boxes is SUPER cool. I’m going to offer three selections based on my three Decadent Publishing novellas: By the Sea, Soul Solution, and Poisoned Apple. Of course, a signed copy of the book will be the first piece to this puzzle. Next is a bag of the looseleaf tea blended for each book (By the Sea: floral mint herbal, Poisoned Apple: tart apple honeybush, Soul Solution: pear jasmine green tea). And then the unique and time-takey part of this endeavor is the never-before-seen, framed winter themed poem included with each one. Altogether, each aspect of this is a unique delight, something you can’t just tug off the shelves at Target.

Bonus factor? The gift boxes are 15% off if you pre-order before December 1st!

So, the tricky part about trying to get yourself out there is that you’re constantly working. You’re always pushing out new work, and with me, I don’t like to write and edit directly after. More often than not, if I’ve finished writing something, I let it sit, send it off to betas, and start something new as a distraction. That means a lot of balls to juggle. So here’s what you can anticipate this year, at least!

Solid Ground- My sci-fi romance short will be released with Boroughs Publishing Group on June 12th!

Soul Solution- Is done on my part and is with the senior editor. Very high chances it will be coming out this year.

Hunter Urban Fantasy (still untitled)- waiting on some reader responses and beginning to finish up on content edits and head into detailed edits zone

Red Skies Take Warning- querying still

Chasing Fate- on the backburner since it went through a round of rejections. I’m contemplating rewriting it to make it more marketable.

When Fire Ignites- I think I’m going to begin sending that out to publishers

As you can see, a lot’s in the air, on the burner, and off the burner. I’m currently tossing around another couple ideas of what to work on next, but at any point if When Fire Ignites or Red Skies Take Warning would get picked up, I’d switch off to working on the second in those series. Fingers crossed for more progress, and in the meantime, you have Solid Ground to look forward to!